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One Killed as Blast Rocks French Chemistry School

A large explosion rocked a chemistry school in eastern France on Friday, killing a professor and injuring another person, authorities said. About 10 people were unaccounted for.

World | March 24, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 640

Western Hostages Released in Iraq

One British and two Canadian peace activists held hostage in Iraq have been freed in an operation by multinational forces. Norman Kember, 74, of Pinner, north-west London, James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden, were three of four men seized in Baghdad in N

World | March 23, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1035

White House Sealed over Suspicious Object, 1 Arrested

Police sealed off the front gates of the White House and took a man into custody over a suspicious package left outside. President George W.

World | March 22, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 690

Japanese Nuke Ablaze

A fire has broken out at a waste disposal facility at a nuclear plant in western Japan's Fukui Prefecture. Two people were taken to hospital after inhaling smoke during the incident at the plant in Ohi run by Kansai Electric Power Co (Kepco).

World | March 22, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 923

ETA Calls "Permanent Cease Fire"

The Basque separatist group Eta declared a permanent ceasefire, according to reports on Basque radio. The group has been fighting for independence for the Basque region of northern Spain and south-west France for nearly four decades.

World | March 22, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1478

Belarus Police Arrests Protesters

The opposition in Belarus says four leading activists have been arrested by police in Minsk during a protest against the election result. Opposition supporters defied police and braved sub-zero temperatures overnight, camping out in a central square.

World | March 21, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1189

Mighty Cyclone Struck Australia

A mighty cyclone, the worst in more than 30 years, has hit Australia's Queensland northeast coast. It flattened houses and cut power in the tourist region that has the Great Barrier Reef off its coast.

World | March 20, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1215

Belarus President with Landslide Win of Third Mandate

President Alexander Lukashenko has apparently won an overwhelming majority of votes in the presidential election in Belarus. Preliminary official results show Lukashenko, who is seeking a third term, won re-election with 82.

World | March 20, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 776

Quake Jolts Romania's Vrancea

A quake measuring 4 on the Richter scale has rocked Romania's highly seismic region of Vrancea on Sunday, media said. Initial reports mentioned no casualties or damages.

World | March 19, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 631

Belarus President Likely with 3rd Term

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is much likely to stay for a third term, exit polls for Sunday's elections showed. The President, who has faced much criticism from the West for his human right practices, garnered nearly 85%, reports said.

World | March 19, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 605

Indian Family Beheaded in Public

An elderly Indian and four of his children were beheaded in public for "withcraft." World media said Sunday that workers in a tea plantation lynched the 60-year-old and four kids, while the man's pregnant wife managed to escape.

World | March 19, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 799

Britons Jailed for Boys Abuse in India

Two British men have been jailed for six years in India for sexually abusing boys at a homeless children's shelter in Bombay. Allan Waters, 58, and Duncan Grant, 61, were also fined USD 35 000 each.

World | March 18, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 772

Small Tsunami Kills 2 in Indonesia

Two earthquakes measuring respectively 4.5 and 3.

World | March 17, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1177

Poisoning Ruled Out in Milosevic's Death

The former Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was not poisoned, according to the UN War Crimes tribunal. The announcement came on the second day that Serbians were filing past his coffin in Belgrade.

World | March 17, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3828

Over 150 Arrested in Paris Riot

Protests have turned violent in France after at least 250,000 people rallied against a controversial new labour law. The worst violence erupted in Paris, where riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas.

World | March 17, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1082

Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise Exchange "I Dos" on Ship

The heavily pregnant Katie Holmes and her man Tom Cruise have reportedly taken part in a ceremony involving rings on a ship. According to The Sun, the couple exchanged scientology rings aboard a ship with fellow scientologists John Travolta and Kelly Pres

World | March 16, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 745

100s Pay Respect to Milosevic in Belgrade

Hundreds of Slobodan Milosevic's supporters lined up on Thursday to pay their last respects to the late Serbian leader, who died while being tried for war crimes. Milosevic's body returned home on Wednesday.

World | March 16, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 521

Czech Gays Given New Rights

The Czech Republic has passed a law in favour of gay partnerships this week. The law will give gay couples rights to inherit a partner's property and raise children.

World | March 16, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1128

Romania's Ex-PM Resigns over Corruption Charges

Romania's former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase resigned Wednesday from his positions of Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and head of the country's leading opposition Social Democratic Party. A day earlier the party leaders voted 37-16 against Nastase af

World | March 15, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 775

Bird Flu Spreads to Denmark

Danes have found their first case of H5 bird flu, news agencies broke on Wednesday. The virus was found in wild fowl, but it was not immediately clear whether that was a H5N1 case.

World | March 15, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1043

Bank Austria to Oversee Unicredito Eastern Europe Units

Bank Austria Creditanstalt is to start overseeing all units of Italian Unicredito Italiano SpA in Central and Eastern Europe, excluding Poland. The move will come under an agreement that the Italian banking group expects to conclude in the short term.

World | March 14, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 789
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